Dillon County vs. Horry County

Dillon County (SC)Horry County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)30,599344,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.6%27.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)32,059269,126
Population, Census, April 1, 201032,062269,291
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.3%17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.7%24.0%
Female persons, percent52.6%51.8%
White alone, percent47.1%82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent47.4%13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.0%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.5%1.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent45.3%77.5%
Veterans, 2014-20181,43027,893
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.1%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)13,777210,698
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.8%70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$72,800$172,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$904$1,229
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$352$389
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$547$915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.1%36.7%
Building permits, 2018284,520
Households, 2014-201810,968128,586
Persons per household, 2014-20182.782.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.5%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201872.3%90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201852.4%81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201874.9%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201811.1%23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.3%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.8%17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.9%52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)34,7831,716,688
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)87,2341,274,110
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)470,106759,758
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)391,712734,255
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)394,1735,240,156
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,535$18,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.922.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,362$48,279
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$16,473$26,917
Persons in poverty, percent32.1%14.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174739,092
Total employment, 20176,690112,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)202,2203,522,778
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.9%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,62725,302
All firms, 20121,87128,464
Men-owned firms, 20121,04516,067
Women-owned firms, 20126769,050
Minority-owned firms, 20128483,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 201294923,825
Veteran-owned firms, 20123083,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,44623,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.2%23.6%
Population per square mile, 201079.2237.5
Land area in square miles, 2010404.871,133.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dillon county (SC) and Horry county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.